Here’s the traveling roster for the first two preseason games, Wednesday at Colorado and Thursday at Phoenix. Erik Ersberg had been scheduled to travel, and play Wednesday’s game, but he will stay behind because of the hand injury he suffered in practice this week. Terry Murray is scheduled to coach Wednesday’s game, then fly back [...]

The Kings had their first training-camp scrimmage this morning and the “white” team, with Jonathan Quick and Martin Jones in goal, got a 3-0 victory over the “black” team, with Jonathan Bernier and Jeff Zatkoff in goal. Brayden Schenn on a rebound from close range on the first goal. Anze Kopitar beat Zatkoff on a [...]

A reader named Chasen, who has been very kind to share his photos from practice in the past, has done so again and has taken some great shots from the first couple days of Kings training camp. Thanks to Chasen for sharing! Training camp Day 1 pictures Training camp Day 2 pictures Today, the Kings [...]

The Kings will play their first preseason game Wednesday at Colorado, and that will be a day both welcomed and challenging. Terry Murray talked about how today was a tough one in practice, because players temporarily hit a wall after three days of nothing but tough practice. “A little bit of a `hump day’ today,” [...]

Trying to keep track of Brad Richardson last season was a bit like a Kings version of “Where’s Waldo?” Where’s Richardson? Depending on the day, week, injuries or position of the moon, Richardson could have been found anywhere from the first line to the fourth line, playing left wing or center, and that type of [...]

In each of the previous two seasons, the Kings identified, in training camp, a young player who they hoped would be able to fill a top-six role. It didn’t work out either time. Will the third time be a charm? In 2008, the Kings broke camp with Matt Moulson on the first line. Last year, [...]

The clock started on July 1. That was the day that unrestricted free agents could sign new contracts, but it was also the day that players who are due to become restricted free agents next summer could sign contract extensions. Among that group, the Kings have perhaps the most high-profile player in Drew Doughty. The [...]

The first group is done for the day, so here are a couple lunchtime notes… – Erik Ersberg left the ice during the morning session. Terry Murray said Ersberg got hit by a shot on his glove hand yesterday and was experiencing pain today, but that x-rays were negative. You might remember that Ersberg suffered [...]

Earlier, I alluded to Rich Clune’s strong performance during the pre-camp fitness testing, and the lifestyle changes that have led to him being recognized as one of the most improved players in camp, in terms of fitness. Clune talked about the changes he has made, and his desire to make the team, and not just [...]

For those planning on attending tomorrow’s practices, there has been a schedule change. Here’s the update… Group B — Goaltending Session — 8–8:45 a.m. Group B –- Practice – NHL Ice — 9–10 a.m. Group B –- Practice – NHL Ice — 10:20–11:20 a.m. Group B -– Skate – Olympic Ice — 11:25–11:45 a.m. Group [...]

There is a lot of competition for spots in training camp this year, but along the way, Terry Murray is dropping some hints. As earlier posted, Murray noted that he expects Davis Drewiske to earn a spot, and today he mentioned Kevin Westgarth as a player he expects to see as the fourth-line right winger. [...]

With one job already open, and Matt Greene expected to be out for the first month of the season, there are a couple of pieces that need to fall into place on the Kings’ defense, but Terry Murray thinks he has already found one of them in Davis Drewiske. Drewiske, 25, was a lineup regular [...]

A couple random notes from Day 2… – Terry Murray praised the fitness level of all of his players Sunday, and in particular, Murray responded to a question about Rich Clune with high praise. “Some of his (fitness) tset scores are exceptional,” Murray said. “There are categories that we test, and he’s one of those [...]

Here are Terry Murray’s thoughts regarding the second day of training camp… Question: Anything in particular stand out in your mind today? MURRAY: “What really stands out in the first couple days is the tempo, the pace, the hard work that’s going on. We’re down to three groups here today, so you’ve got a lot [...]

We’re halfway through the second group on the second day of practice. Today, the players are broken into groups of three, instead of two, and the smaller groups mean more intense work for the skaters and goalies. The ever-popular pit drill — in which players battle 2-on-2 in a ccorner — also made an appearance [...]

This weekend marks the public’s first look at Alexei Ponikarovsky in a Kings uniform. Ponikarovsky, who signed a one-year, $3-million contract in July, is expected to play a third-line left-wing role alongside center Michal Handzus and right winger Wayne Simmonds. Ponikarovsky has totaled at least 20 goals in four of his six full NHL seasons, [...]

For all the stress put on the improvement in 5-on-5 scoring, it’s worth noting that the Kings really weren’t that bad, at all, at even strength last season. They were 10th in the league in 5-on-5 plus/minus ratio, meaning that at 1.06, they scored slightly more than the allowed (the margin was 145-135). The problem [...]

Thanks to the Kings’ attentive and caring training staff, Heidi Androl was able to return to work today… Heidi Androl off IR

In case you weren’t aware, this summer the Kings went after a winger named Ilya Kovalchuk, who ended up signing with the New Jersey Devils. Twice. Or something like that. Anyway, Kovalchuk is a two-time former 50-goal scorer, and the widely-held presumption was that he would have been the ultimate panacea to the Kings’ biggest [...]

There’s no debate as to what the storyline with Justin Williams is this season. He must stay healthy. We all know it, management knows it, the coaches know it and Williams knows it. When healthy, Williams is a strong two-way contributor, but health has been the issue. Williams has missed 116 games of out of [...]